airport express with i-tunes

Quite simple to install, just go to Apple.com and click on the Airtunes link. I bought one to send music from the computer room to the den. They should start shipping soon. Am running a G4 cube, but it will work with windoze too. I will use the DAC in my McIntosh MHT-100 to do the DAC work.

Using AirTunes, how do use an external DAC to do the DAC work? Does the signal coming from iTunes already DAC processed in the computer?

I think you can send digital signal from itune to Airport express. And Airport express have a little optial output go to your DAC. However, the cable that Airport can use (mini toslink to toslink) is not so good. Sound is lest than what I hope for. I use it throught a tri-vista as a ext. dac. I hope this help

I'm new to the digital age of sound. What's a tri-vista? I'm also new to DACs, but I'm considering purchasing one if I can make a nice working setup. Is a hardwired setup better? How is this done?

So the optical output on the Airport Express is inferior to other connection methods? That's too bad.